Ijtfp 'tjusbuubrn. 
H. 8. RANDALL, LL. D., EDITOR, 
Of Cortland Villaqk, Cortland Countv, New York. 
SELECTING SHEEP FOR WOOL 
GROWING. 
A Missouri correspondent writes us: 
“I purchased, not long since, a lot of about 
seven hundred Merino sheep, mostly ewes, they 
being from the flock of Mr.-, which I pre¬ 
sume you are aware has been broken up. I 
bought them for high Merino grades, and three 
of the mins for full bloods. With thee.voeptlon 
of, say seventy-five, they are in good condition. 
I expect they will clip nearly four pounds of 
washed wool to the head. They were not got in 
across their bases, running continuously over marks—so that the blowing down of a fence 
11 __ _p . e .< i « « . . ” 
the surface of the body and near to each 
other—which are regarded as desirable. 
They produce no Impediment in shearing, as 
they can be pulled out smooth by the hand, 
they make no difference in the quality of the 
wool, and they indicate a large, loose skin. 
The color of the skin should he a rosy 
pink, and it should feel loose, soil and mel¬ 
low to the hand. A colorless, or tawney, or 
tightly drawn, or stiff, hard skin, shows bad 
breeding or bad condition. 
The fleece should he as uniform in length, 
density and quality over the whole carcass 
as it can lie obtained. The face (in a wool 
growing flock) should not be so covered with 
wool as to prevent the animal from readily 
seeing any approaching enemy. And in 
the leaving open of a gate or any other con¬ 
tingency will not cause not only a loss of the 
previous labor, but an inability to perform 
it over again, as well, until the next annual 
shearing. 
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SKIN-WOOL AMENDMENT 
Passed in the Committee of the Whole. 
BROOM CORN CULTURE. 
lamb last fall. The younger sheep aro greasier such a flock wool below the knee and hock, 
than the older ones, and some of them are very beyond the amount usual on Merinos fifteen 
‘wrinkly‘—the wrinkles covering their necks, . 
sides and even their bellies. These last are ‘ * ° ’ b 1 , "C suspect, of sufficient 
smaller than the others of the same ago. They V)l llc *° compensate for its disadvantages in 
much resemble one of the full blood i-anis. who collecting dirt and filth. Unless carefully 
is a little, short, dark fellow, covered bjrwrin- trimmed off the hind legs before shet'n are 
kies, and his wool is short and stuck together turned ° • . 
with wax. I think they were got by him. I taTttC } 0Ut °* the tU3t sp, ™£ S™ 89 - ^elr 
think of sorting the flock down to five hundred scorning would soon place it ill a most dis- 
after shearing, and then trying my hand at rais- gusting condition. 
ing sheep. I have tried In vain to get a trusty Wohrhi of __• 
shepherd, brought up to the business, and my ., k . C a pi line COlt- 
Uoek are now cured for by a man who appeal's to siuenuion, other things being equal. As to 
be a careful herder, but he has lmd no expert- the quality of Merino wool which !a mmt 
euee beyond that. Will you be good enough to expedient 
t i, °f about the same nutritious value as oats. 
XZlfJ lE’TOpS* Its value is increased by grinding. The 
c 5 amount produced varies with the time of 
1 ~ cutting, from fifteen to thirty bushels per 
BROOM CORN CULTURE. acre > iuul its u ‘»rket value ranges from fifty 
- cents to three and live dollars per bushel. 
SKIN- WOOL AMFNDMFNT . The high price of broom corn 1mish act- We are not able to advise as to sorts, only 
Passed in the Committee of the Whole. in S as » stimulus to its cultivation, we have [mowing the Shaker or Schenectady seed 
- many inquiries in regard to soil, planting, has always been esteemed good. The yield 
Tiie skin-wool amendment came up in culture and harvesting this crop. A warm, varies with the quality of the soil, care, 
the House of Representatives, in the Com- sandy or gravelly soil is much the best. It thoroughness of culture, and season, a very 
mittee of the whole, April 8 th. The clause Is cultivated, to a great extent, on river bob- wet season being U npropitious. Tea to Ilf- 
was as follows: tom lauds, choice being made of those teen hundred pounds per acre is a good pay- 
“On wools on the skin, the same rates (of wlieru tUe soiI Works light. It docs not sue- in b r crop, while five to seven hundred, fro- 
t&ZS^^SSlPSSgZI&iilXi T? r" °“ C !“ y hml t ’ or » to* "™P. » <lu ?""y •* "Ol very remi.Mivo 
tary of the Treasury may prescribe." rich clover sod turned under in the fall, and tinless the pace is high. 'Die short crop of 
Mr. Brooks of New York, moved to u ‘orouglily cultivated and pulverized the ' 18G9 b:w res,l| tcd in high pricea, and there 
strike out this clause, and addressed the succeeding spring, insures best success. The is some danger of over-stimulated produc- 
Housc in support of his motion. Mr. Bing- * sob should be quite as rich as for Indian tion under this impetus, resulting in an over- 
ham of Ohio opposed the motion, and coni t and fresh or coarac manure is not the supply, as is usual, under such circum- 
among other things said: most profitable. The land should be wanned stances. 
I wish also to call the attention of this Com¬ 
mittee of the whole to the fact that tlm tmdo 
m wool on the skins Is liiereasiiijr from year to 
year at mi enormous rate. If the motion of tlm 
gentleman .should prevail. I undertake to snv 
unit during the current year it >v 111 exceed two- 
foal the iiiiportatlon of um former year. By 
the tricks practiced upon your oflhiora it pays 
a duty of md.v Coup routs per pound, although 
it should hy subject to a duly of twelve emits 
per pound. 
1*" ■ 7 7., . ^ 10 * During .h© year 1808 there was Imported of . UUU1 >cet apai 
tie quality ot Merino wool which is most tins article of wool on the skin $ 100,000 in value; putting a dozen or more seeds in a hi 
xp«lic„t lo grow, we believe wool of goo,I !Si„? wllicU >» Uibmed to not more tie 
tom lands, choice being made of those teen hundred pounds per aero is a good pay- 
where the soil works ligiit. It docs not sue- in g crop, while five to seven hundred, fre- 
ceed well on clay land. For a first erop, a fluently obtained, is not very remunerative 
rich clover sod turned under in the fall, and unless the price is high. Tlio short crop of 
thoroughly cultivated and pulverized the 1809 ll| ia resulted in high prices, and there 
succeeding spring, insures best success. The som « danger or over stimulated produc- 
soil should be quite as rich as for Indian tion under this impetus, resulting in an over- 
corn, and fresh or coarse manure is not the supply, as is usual, under such circum- 
most profitable. The land should be wanned stances. 
and quick, and such as will be free as possi- »♦-»-- 
hi© from weeds, the great bane of this crop. SELECTING TURNIPS FOR SEED. 
For this reason, among others, this corn is r -- 
planted for successive years on tire same plat, , N ° 1 I< E tbat 1,1 ,lie Rural of March 9th a 
as, being kept clean each year, less labor is c<)rre 9 I )()n dent desu'es me to give my expert- 
required. enci* in selecting my turnip seed, for the 
When'planting in hills, mark the rows benefl \ o! your r ? a<kr8 ’ 1 think your cor- 
both ways, not loss than three feet apart, r< ; 8 P G udcnl meant to say in selecting my tur- 
putting a dozen or more seeds in a hill !V ps H( <> ' ’ aa 1 selocl au(1 grow most of 
... 1 flirt 'JB/wl lik.il I AT..1 X a . 
to me, and to others in this State who are in *i. n nMWkf ^A y f .. 
the same predicament, that is, who have been l “ . tlie ? oarscst Mtrino fiuuhty they 
tempted to buy sheep heoau.se they arc so low, could unti, sprinkled with lmir and essential- 
but who have had little or no previous expo- ty woven in the best portion of the fleece, if 
rience in tholr management." mixed un with ...» . 
Of the CoaiNcst Mprinn mmllti. n.nt, ll "‘ (illt y rightfully Oolonging to 
Ol lilt coarsest Alamo quality they uiont of the United States upon 
hud, sprinkled with hair and essential- t,n «« ,' ,r wool on the skin, to the 
ven in the best northm of tlm ilwn if ‘‘ iU Jranqh ° r "idustry*” 
• - w —- .... ' tUL Ut- V' t , 41 f ir | ■* , 
riLMice in tholr management." mixed up with an exorbitant amount of «•*. JjAWRBNC® of Ohio followed ou the 
We would advise our correspondent lo “ grease" and“ guui,’’ it would enable them sume IIosaId: 
mivko vigor of constitution tlio first object of tooutlwaglbelrncigUborainwafeUtof Oecce, 
Ills selection. 1 Ills, or the wautof it, isstif- is, we think, pretty well “ nlaved out ” Such abandoned. Our manufaeturers relying only or 
mixed up with au exorbitant amount of 
“ grease” and “ gum," it would enable them 
ins selection. I his, or the wautof it, isstif- is, we think, pretty well “ played out" .Such ab,l . n,, on«u. Our mamifaeturers relying only or 
fick"‘ily mdlcatea by the form, gcucral up- i» not II, c best wool lor anything; mid there Whud 
pearance and habits of the animal. A head is already an over-production of it. ‘T lll,vers ’ wertuit Hie niwcy of t in* foreign pro- 
rvulo ut the top and not loo long (tlio Merino As to yollt (greased gum) lUo Merino sc- JMMe!*’ “»'«?' Snrt”? JSHS'm 
U "f k ’fr' creU!s more or it than course breeds, "Si 
n> t U not depussed in hont ol the shoulders and it has occasion lo do so. We have not ?iH li " l { tho T 11 '*V u lat<!<f the AmBrleanpvoilue- 
—a full bosom well-sprung ribs and a deeii smrp bon. i« n ,.i , , *ion of wool, and In IH 117 we round our (locks had 
fi ,n ... , , | . I space belt to eiltci upon explanations on *0 Increased astobesulBelent hi number tosnp- 
catcass— 1 full bind quarters—short, straight this head. Our corresnondout will find tlio U V, 1 ,!‘V tattn ^eb'^iimry dumonds of the puo- 
](>(rg— 1 |((, head and le ,v s exhihiLiiur nmul • • , n hud tli_. pie. I here was un over-production of wool. To 
amt U ,s cMitijiiim, good- reasons given in the Practical Shepherd, pp. prevent the destruction of thisgm.i. imiuohqf 
sized bones, are the points now sought for 77-SI Tlmro 1 . r * , ’ ll Industry 1 he wooltarilT of 1S07 was mmeted. And 
in the carcass bv the breeders of Wrio,,,, ■ V ‘here should be a sufficient secre- ilu: rasultis now, Mr. Chairman, that under (..xist- 
.cuicassi.v um DKulers ot American tton of yolk to keep the fleece, when exposed '/i ?^ 1,0 r,n 'pl» , 'b , ff V’ ,he "enpie of this 
Merinos. Some of the above terms must be m ordimrv vifiaaiindou ,, . ,V'‘.‘ n’ wou < ' 11 imodstatid ituunnothe 
uiiderstnnd rehUlvi.Iv_vAh.tipg. o. H.„ 1 ,, 1 l ° )Ulma, y VlUSSltUdCB of weather, moist claimed that it,ls noeessary to admit wool dm v 
-ret id KlallvUi lelfttive to U 10 breed, and shining—every fiber lubricated with r, l mMX.f r *arti trf * ,u lli ! S u ” ,firo 4 ho ® x ‘ rttI, ' ,r m«iiu- 
For example:—Wlmt, would he a full bosom m,,,,,. ,/ „ , , 1 actmes. If the tarlfl wium* rr ijuvud i. w ..ofl'ei ts 
or ivnlUhi'imir rli.u (/vi. \r ■ , , , cluu, ghtleinig yolk. But on the back and tol ! l, " r *-th'st. we sh< Jhi atmihilato the 
or well-epiung libs lor a Merino, would be sldoa 0 i l,... n f n,,..,, „I,„„| I 1 , , , wool growing interest ol^our •.•own try, nroducinu- 
very. r,„. .. o’,.,! n ’ «iore should be no hardened inure than $ 0 , 000,000 worth of wwiWiir 
> iiuch the emituiy fm .1 South Down or semi-hardened masses of gum williin the n "’ 1 secondly, we should give r„ the r<»reign pr.,: 
or a Cotswokl. Condition, too, must he wool slifkinrr It trwvetl r.. \ 1 , ducet-the eon trot or the market. The pi leds of 
taken Into nmmnt „„,1 ’ n . . , wool, Sticking it togetllCl. A moderate crust wool would not beany less to the Hianufaoturor 
t. .11 lilt account and tins often misleads 0 f i t oa ( h e surface if of such a cleir ieter 11 YY ar ,u ’"' of things, mid wo 
inexperienced observers. Ahi'di-condition- n.,» n „ 1 ’ . , ‘ ,i a c should export ijttj 0 , 0 (Hi,(KH) in gold to buy wool 
.. fl 1 , c .„ rn ...; /vmu comm ion tluit it can be removed by good washing, is whleh ive.mgiitto produce at home. Ooriu- 
ctl sJn.cp—say a dry ewe in autumn—looks notnhWiinunbio ,:„..i . dustries dtvorsifle»f by Wie home modiifilon of 
as differently from what she would suckled J ? 10 ' aiul J 3 pei lu T iJ 111 sonu ‘ re ' wool would sum.a-by tiui,f«iinMrt" urwt3 
down thin by her lamb, as if they were not tho cESSfl Meri,r w ! 1 ' 0 ‘ll f ' iC ' U 
sa ;r Tlio a l; ,™ of .ISyX .... 
in :T,r SI1 w ill '‘*• <iic a ways deficient there is sometimes an excess below, but if Mr. Scm'.NCic of Ohio (Chairman of Com- 
m a Menno low in flesh. Leanness without removable by good washing, it may be tolor- milleu ot Wll .V 9 and Means) declared that 
g<)(H cause liowever IS .,1 itself a ground . lt t:d. The objection to a general Excess of the amendment wtw “simply an attempt to 
habit J miTca.rnn!v ll f a , t T g ^1 “ nU,nlly y° ]k aucl gummy masses in the wool, is l )rovent which beginning in small 
’ . y cxctised for some that they are believed to divert a portion of l 1<J1 ' 11:,1 ' ,U! mce has gone on gradually iucreas- 
._i< ua ( .uise, &uc 1 as a deficiency ot food, the nutriment consumed bv tlm sheen m tim ing until during I lie Inst vear there was 
lavp Ids wiij. strikeout this paragraph, which eight, at a lair distance from each other, at 
m Intended u, prevent these frauds on the rove- ii... o„„. ... , r , . 
nun. mid t<» protect as well the agricultural in- H Inst hoeing. Large planters use a dull 
:t & «*>• •»«»»«. «■•*% «h. ««• u,,™ « n ,i,, 
pciiHi! "I your Treasury, ol’ sixty-six per cent.of naif to lour feet apart. Other drills may he 
"lent of lli'e 1 United Shiles'upoia thu luipmta- l )re ^ rall,u or equally good, but the EMICKY 
thins ol wool on the skin, to the hurt of this drill reeentlv illustrated in I lie UuitAL has 
«.,au branch of industry f or years been used fur this purpose. Tim 
!. a\\ uk.Nc k ol Jlno followed ou the usual allowance of seed is one bushel to ten 
'’Siud: or twelve acres. As the seed is small, and 
t ( i\\ r Senates slowly, it should not be covered 
nS^rih^Sn ilfS^^ffi^wKch ,0< ; P - l ! planU:d aft0r ft ““*««■ ( ’ r 'ViUi 
Him had tocompete with foreign manul'actiirors a drill, one inelv covering will bo sulflcient, 
as Imyers, were at I lie mercy of the foreign pro- and loo much cinfion oumnl lie i-.l-ei. .,,,1 
dueers or Importers. Tho importers having a wuu w, ° 1 1 Cllullon < annm ik. tatctli not 
monopoly of the market, controlled prices to to plant, when the. soil is loo moist, us wet 
suit themselves, hy combinations when rieccs ,. , , 
sary. But tho grout demand l'or army goods " ol * vl| ig tends to baking oi soil and pre- 
Me» n S' t .!l 0 'y , ' , ‘ ,s '» i V ,u . la 5? a A,l ‘« r *ean prmluc- vents its coming up after germination. As 
so Inci'onsod us to be sufficient in number to sup- ofOOm corn comes up slowly, and does not 
supply, as is usual, under such circum¬ 
stances. 
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SELECTING TURNIPS FOR SEED. 
I notice that fn the Run vl of March 9th a 
correspondent desires me to give my experi¬ 
ence in selecting my turnip seed, for the 
benefit ot your readers, f think your cor¬ 
respondent meant to say in selecting my tur¬ 
nips for seed, as I select and grow most of 
the seed that I sow. My method of select¬ 
ing turnips for seed is before any of t he crop 
has been removed, to walk over the field and 
choose such as come up to my standard of a 
good turnip. First of size, medium to large, 
(seldom the largest,) perfect in form and true 
to color, (of whatever variety.) For instance, 
the yellow purple top Swede, which is a 
great favorite with my customers for winter 
and spring use, should bo as smooth as a 
sheet of writing paper, and when first drawn 
from the ground, of a delicate cream color, 
almost white; and that portion which grows 
above the surlae©, of a dark purple. Second, 
the leal stalks should spring immedi¬ 
ately from the body of the turnip and not 
from a shank or high crown, as is often the 
case where turnips have been crowded in 
growth early in the season, it, ch-mieta^fVn H, . > ! 1ie, ‘ ine . 8 caU8ctl b -V | ll(s 
1 1 ciiaruuei or tuc soil i lor liistuiico n rioli 
tied as early as the ground can -- - . ».. , 31 a 1 ? 
tion of yolk to keep the fleece, when exposed !. r,J 5. l! 1 ,"’ 4 w ,° avo r "rnisiiiug to the people of this 
u, onlinary victailu.to of wmUkt, Inobt w'n^gft^’tAS.'.mu^SSfakw 
and shilling-ovory liber hibriented with rSRrt'uS £»» o!SJK5*ft.3BS£ 
cleat, glittering yolk. Buton the back and would followfirst, wo slu.-ahl niuijhllatc the 
sides, at least, there should he no hardened worth of "S SffljK 
or semi-hardened masses of gum wilhiu the a . Iia secondly, wo should give to the foreign pro- 
wnol, sticking it together. A moderateCl-ust *i»l woum'’ no!'t,e«nVbstst'-k'lt, nmouVilnurer 
ont o,, the surface, if of such a character StSiTIftt: 'wRZmWA'^TiZS 
be worked in the spring, care being had to k ( , v!, U1 , vambly protU,ce lbi9 
pulverize the soil thoroughly and barrow f yle iftho least crowded. Third, 
downlevel. I have regard UMhe grain. This is almost 
Much of success depends upon cultivation, mvarial,ly determined by the smooth, glossy 
which must not be neglected, but should SofUetl°^t the rind. It coarse, the oppo- 
commence as soon as the rows are discern i- ’* m° K 1 , . < ? VC , 
Unit it can be removed by good washing, is 
not objectionable, and is perhaps in some re¬ 
spects advantageous. 1 1 Is one of the ancient 
characteristics of the Merino. When the up¬ 
per portions of the fleece have sufficient yolk, 
there is sometimes an excess below, but if 
and secondly, we should give lo tho foreign pro- ble, and continue as long us work can be 
wool would not. iie'imVk'ss t'uhi- inmmVaiViuvr ( * onL ‘ without injury to the crop, Many use 
sh,»ui;v i, . r xV>:;*-< an lum : ow wUb fine teei >‘ ih< ' 
which we ought to produce at liouie. Our in- hret denning, taking out the front teeth and 
duStries diversified by the liOrue prod uodon Of world tiff two rows -lI •> time Tim n.-iin 
wool would Huttur by the (TentimetJunol’our wool ' . . s “ wo rows ! * timo - 1,1C n dUU 
nrodiict, nnd foretmi inanuftMtturein igmin.astn thing is to keep the ground loose and fresh, 
lew, would control the market for woolen iroods ,1 ,, , 
mid t jix t up prices, us then, to a higher figure than hee trotu weeds. After the plants are 
no ' v - well established, thin out regularly, to not 
Mr. SctfENcic of Ohio (Chairman of Com- less than eight inches apart in the row. 
removable by good washing, it may be tolor- “ ultee Ways and Means) declared that Even in good soil manures are used. For 
ated. The objection to a general excess of tbu umemlment NV!ls “ simply an attempt to this purpose imleached wood ashes are good 
yolk and to gummy masses in the wool, is P r «vent fraud, which beginning iu small when obtainable, but the beet recorded re- 
tlmt they are believed to divert a portion of performance has gone on gradually iuorcas- suits have followed the use of plaster. This 
the nutriment consumed by the sheep to the in £ uatiI (1 « ri ‘ig I lie last year there was is applied, at lime of planting, at from two 
tremes 
. . - by brook washinir question: ,, „ , , , . 
rendered them “ fashiontible ” amoiKv n rd-iuo J wr b , the biusli to get red, diminishing its value, ns 
of grow.™ I) are apt also to l» poor treoto Jr I'™ lral» SK„T ‘ “'f n ‘7" “ "7 woody. Wlton 
and nurses; and altogether in our iiuhr. i- , / s this apt mg, w© should advise for this tariff? To anawer that question 1 turn mature seed is desired, a few rows may be 
meat, represent the most ill-bred type of breeding mve 'tsa <1 " il . l I ‘ lU B ! >f each mature ocivoil by P the ‘free uu.iIts m'this^fulus^ He left standing until ripe. We should prefer 
M,., i„„ aueep ovtant. G,», grate a rlZrl % Z tm !” »«•«> ““ “<> » 
profitable for wool growing purnoses Small Mk. end n u , . noted, to fol-lOoents per pound: but in the spring of that halt out ot the milk. 
rams generally get small progeny. ' ‘ tirular ‘ mhqlt" he'evclmhl! 0 ” Y ^ S>'*^auU n ™* is dono by passiu S between tbc rows, 
“Wrinkles” are esteemed characteristic of however, which wST^t Lu-' fira t°lanfbs'aTe ^ ^ d ™, ^ at ! east on « 
the breed, and please the eye of most Merino noor mothers often!! l.l.n ”, , iin<J A,uJr,ranV7) Un>l bulyw Uie ,,, ." sh - bcadul tf cadl toward 
growers a finv fid.ta nn ii i .. ’ subsequently make good [ urthoi doeiined to i(Hi-io cents per pound. So the operator. This hastens ripening and the 
gtoweis. A tew folds on the neck Of the ones. thatii It wore not. for that protection on wool , . . , , 
ram ’node and nwn . , the sheepDf Indiana would not bo wort,h their weight Ot the seeds helps to prevent the brush 
' i ° 1Kn en0Ubli t0 be Casl,y There are other points wiiich deserve at- foml-wouid not be worth kiUJn^? Uioy would from getting crooked As soon os the seed 
i n In ’ n T° ”ST c T Ugati ° nS about tCntion - but we Uavo named the most promt- b0 1| va,uab, ° lor tallyw ’’ wilt sfrape tiffXnlv cutUng sUmi d <£» 
n J a ? d . brecc,, ‘ “ ay ^ to,er - nc,lt . 0 ,,C 3 — all, perhaps, which could be Ml CovooKof Pennsylvania, gave a brief 111 (! 11 C e. and the seed L ,.s, Jw «rm'7, or 
the brush to get red, diminishing its value, fis 
it becomes more brittle and woody. When 
question Ytimi mature seed is desired, a few rows maybe ot ' ron i (copperas,) which, about a week be- 
site of the above. 
To secure them through the winter, I re¬ 
move the top about two inches above (lie 
crown, but do not remove the roots. Pit 
them, aiul. plunt them us early in spring us 
tho weather and soil will permit. But ex¬ 
perience lias taught me that good seed is but 
one of the pre-requisites to insure a good crop 
of turnips, and, I may say, fora crop of good 
table turnips, good soil, cultivation, and a 
suitable season are aids that cannot be dis¬ 
pensed with. D. Leatuekscich. 
Caledonia, N. Y. 
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FIELD NOTES. 
Corn Growing: in Maine. 
S. Fotvd, Newcastle, Me?, who thinks he 
raises better corn than any one else, gives 
the Maine Farmer an account of his method 
as follows:—Having the ground well pre¬ 
pared, with a liberal quantity of manure 
spread, cultivated and harrowed into the sur¬ 
face; I mark off rows three and a-lmlf feet 
apart each way. I keep on baud sulphate 
mateiy mixed, I think an acre of lan 1 
ought to receive about one hundred and 
ihnt ii* if .... " .. r« • t'wuuui uw mv . * nto mwioii.i i iMk;iiin ' auu im. -*.. 
the «h4> of l-idfemi^woS W worth tK weight of the seeds helps to prevent the brush flfty P 0U|U J o'' tbe or copperas, and (hr 
the e l!wV( flanl , breech, may he toler- nent ta “ of Pennsylvania, gave a brief ^ hfll VIZ ;Sting 3 
’. CVUl ia:i ° ck kcp f specially for W0()I reai,il y decided on by a fair ordinary judge accbant of tUe 01 W" of the present wool tlil . e8ha d off us fast as the brush is drawn to with tbc bcan3 ’ lbr h ' on does beaus no good 
T| m,ewe is better with less of of sheep. Incomparably the best Um© for tariff to the cooperation of the wool manu- the^hed or barm It toughest ai^best 1 plaat the earliest variety ofbu“h£s 
i; 1 , 11 "lie Should be that wrinkles making the selection is at shearing. Other ,:ict iircrs and growers therein. Andhesaid: cured under cover with plenty of air The midway between the hills of corn one way. 
additional Z7on"LZ TZV'Z ob "'“f ,h ° should doapread to prevautheatiugaud 1 ‘‘uva always been in U,e habit of throwlag 
iectionahlo. Wc have aeau S a 1’ b “ J ~ “« *** fgL aS" tom 
wrinkly monsters lately in voguo which re. Evcrv 11 ™ .lln “ZJtTS 5SK',"Jtef».Mn *■•!!?« .• Tl “’ «*d ««y sttippad from asmall ™ 
jecUonahle. Wuhave^often se^'oneof the “* f 1 ' 0 *** ' IZZ't 
wrhdOy monsters lately In vogue which re- Every fleece should he weighj by itself KSCJSS! it had aSeJSVthrp^ "‘Sv s^l^ ! M 9 ^' >P ,'; d . “T f “ T" <h're. so that a,y spread manure contata 
quued two hours or upwards to shear prop- If heavy and good, it should extenuate some wools'" a,rocao<1 11 by the duty oa yr °p by sawing teeth into the cud ot a thm { h Com -making material- and 
SJSL'asssasKsKiss-:t“-s* ■*■ —■»—-- a -r 
good Shearers, and in the “catchingweather” the selection. A iigift fleecl^ne failine TT , 8lnke ° U f W!l8 
of spring, it would be no joke to get a thou- below the average of the flock (from sheen t Im ° PI 1 )0Sei ,y . tbe . a ^e-nanwd gen- 
sand such sheep sheared or even those re- of the same age) should he regarded "as a ( 0 x 10 ^^ 00 ^ ^ by Buo0,i8 ' 
q-nrmg half as much extra time. Nor is this very serious and generally ns a^ f Ll defect ' VVood of New York, Krru and 
a,b . In nine cases out often, on sheep much Four pounds per hemJ of clean wool othi m iT™' 0U,t *?’ wben 
omfr : !i,! lie T ' 1 onthewri . nkIe '° r0Qtl 'e to ba considered the minimum on grown agreed to ' motion was dts- 
cr portion of it, is ot a visibly different ewes of the stamp described bv our com* 1 . , ..... 
quahty from Um oil,or conllguons portions spondent. Wc L-re from apcZem of „„ o °7 “ 1,,n h very bncl epitome of, 
ol Um fleece, being eoamer, harsher, lea, wool we have Jen of the orS “oek wartedlb';^ w /“.T ,rora ; a 
enmped and far more mixed will, hair, from winch his were taken, , 1 ,at they lave T 
The difference is often so great that the wool been lined quite fme-flnor than mosTofT 2Z hroXTfi ‘ aW ™‘'' 
from the wrinkles, (even where the beat full-blood Hocks of the East Uv a goo lie b f r0 ' lc ' leJ lUe "‘“"T ‘hat tt was an 
parts of the fleece should he found,) requires lection of rams the amount of woo can he Tt ll T J ", “ 111,1 
obe sorted out, or the wl.ole thrown into considerably increased without br“di„g ^ fo «»S" ““'P*’ 1 “>”*euldsoon 
the same gratle with the wrinkle wool. 1 „ much, if any, coarser. ® be equally retluccd by the killing of the 
every point of view theroffire. ti.r.or. , . . slieep wlncli tlirnished the foreign compel- 
•sive wrinkles are an unmiU crated nuisanS 'u° d C ? U ? caulion in a seem mgly ing wool—that “ the evil would thus cure it- 
ment broached the theoty that it was an 
affair of minor consequence—that if it did 
not pass, the foreign competition would soon 
be equally reduced by the killing of the 
sheep which furnished the foreign compct- 
gen- growers have combs with smooth metal 
'Oks, teeth, as lbr combing flax fiber, of a size or 
and in numbers according to t he size of the crop; 
the others use a toothed cylinder arranged on 
dis* the gearing of an old fan mill und operated 
by hand, being all that is required for a 
3 of, moderate crop. For a larger crop, horse pow* 
pro- or is applied, using a larger geared cylinder, or 
any as recommended in the Rural for 18G9 page 
end- 374, an old thrashing machine cylinder put 
1 au ou a frame. From a cylinder soused proba- 
did bly a portion of tlu: teeth orginally used 
soon would need to be removed, or the same run 
the at a moderate speed to prevent initjry to the 
pet- brush. 
•cit- Broom corn is put up for market iu bales 
that of from two hundred and fifty to three bun- 
j ui viC)V I IlUHMOrP t f* Yftfja ur m | , , a -- “ v “ w muou. 
sive wrinkles are an unmitigated nuisance smainnittw ° T* 1 !? a SGemin ^ ly ,n « wool—that “ the evil would thus cure it- Broom corn is put up for market in bales 
There are slight corrugations of the" shin «i - .1 o 1 7 L , 10 s 1 1 '; cp P f SS ! be seIt >” &c -» * c> Nor did any one claim that of from two hundred and fifty to three hun- 
lermed “ wire wrinkles "—little semi-circular aju 1 "! ^' ece weighed, and tire selection the amendment was not strictly consistent dred pounds, the brush ends in, and the stalk 
elevations of it, say a quarter ol' an inch 10 ,S eCt °! and condc mned with and necessary to carry out the original ends out, and should he well bound. The 
inner of an inch sheep receive different and ineffaceable object of the existing wool tariff. seed is good food for stock, usually esteemed 
some of tho corn-making material; and 
using it in the twofold way, I could never 
tell how much I applied per acre. 
[It should be understood that the small 
eight-rowed eorn is usually grown in Maine, 
and at three and u-lialf feet apart, beaus can 
be grown between.— Eds. Rural.] 
Coni culture, 
An Iowa farmer's boy finds it a good plan 
to kill the weeds in corn hy harrowing the 
ground over with a two-horse harrow when 
the corn is a half inch high, or when it. is 
all through the ground. lie does not like 
Brown’s Planter, because it leaves the ker¬ 
nels so far below the surface as to render 
close plowing impossible the first time going 
through. 
o »»-- 
Clover for Mnmire.—M. Moi.r, nsks when clover 
Hoed should bu down to plow uiuli<r for wheat or 
rye in the tail. It should fie sown with the pre- 
vloitH crop-iu 1 he tall,it’ the picvious crop was 
fall grain; in spring, if spring grain. 
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Field Crop Inquiries.—A. W. H. asks which are 
the three best varieties of potatoes for field 
culture. 
